KAIJU FIGHT #3

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KAIJU FIGHT #3

CONTENT WARNINGS: mind control, parasitic worms, gore

▶ 001. POSITIVE THINKING.

The aftermath of the last kaiju battle, has had LILITH researchers scrambling to find an adequate way to combat the aftereffects of the kaiju discovered in the desert. While their research is still very much a work in progress, for now… it’ll have to do. In the early hours of the morning, a message will appear on everyone’s oculars, asking them to suit up immediately and meet at the given coordinates, which will act as the Outsiders rendezvous point. These coordinates lead to an abandoned hotel within 1 mile to the outskirts of the strip.

"The system is updating…

The system is updating…

Downloading: ⇓"

A new update awaits each Outsider on their oculars. There is no option to decline, and right away it prompts you through several steps. This update was all in part thanks to the various dreams that the oculars have been reacting to. The researchers for LILITH figured out a way to combat these pesky mental side effects by forcing the mind into a state of equilibrium. In order to do this, Outsiders will be asked to think of their happiest memories. Perhaps, due in part to everyone downloading this update at the same time, people will automatically feel an odd sensation as they think back on these memories, almost as if their mind is connected to a collective. These memories will leave each Outsider feeling fulfilled, or even a temporary sense of high as the download continues. As a result, Outsiders may feel giddy or a sense of calm. Some may be motivated to talk about their happy memories with others the first time they do this.

▶ 002. BREACH OF THE CITY.

Once the download is completed, there’s zero time to rest. It looks like whatever they found in the desert isn’t interested in just sitting and waiting. They’ve come to the city with clear intentions of gradually infiltrating its borders. Who are they? Why, the missing people of course.

Apparently, as part of the kaijus life cycle, it lays eggs, which then hatch into younger worms, similar to actual earthworms. These young worms, unable to protect themselves, control the minds of other living entities in order to do their bidding and keep their own bodies safe. Once infected, their hosts become vicious and hungry for meat, attacking any living thing in sight and trying to eat its flesh to nourish the parasite within.

It’ll be up to the Outsiders in order to scope out these young worms controlling the people of the desert, while simultaneously knocking those individuals out of commission. In some rare circumstances, there will be no turning back for these individuals; if the young worm actually burrows themselves into the bodies of the controlled, they are no more than a reanimated corpse, and will need to be eliminated immediately. The longer these worms exist within these people’s bodies, the larger they grow, and by extension, the more influence they can exert over a larger net of people.

Instead of the camper vans, LILITH has provided other sleeker vehicles in order to quickly traverse the city. The vehicles are equipped for speed and are meant to assist in getting to the various coordinates LILITH sends out to everyone’s oculars. The coordinates all mark where these “controlled people” have been seen via drone footage.

▶ 003. WORM ON THE MIND.

While the attention will be focused on destroying the monsters that have come up to the city, there will be occasional tremors that can be felt that seem to come from far below— almost as if they were cries from the old city that lay forgotten below. Unfortunately, it’s much worse.

In the middle of staving off the attacks from the mysterious creatures, there will suddenly be the sound of the defense alarm blaring, and without any additional warning, something breaks through the center of the city. This will first be punctuated by the sounds of the building around them crumbling, followed by the clear visual of the large serpentine creature they’ve encountered in the desert. The large sand worm doesn’t even pause to regain its bearings. As soon as it recognizes the presence of other organisms, it begins glowing a fluorescent shade in varying indefinable colors—

Thanks to the updates on the oculars, there will no longer be hallucinations that follow any contact with the worm, however, if one stares too long, they will still be met with splitting headaches and a pressing sense of agitation, so Outsiders are cautioned against prolonged exposure. That said, it won’t always be easy to take a breather against such a large creature.

█ █ █ MONSTER DEBRIEF SHEET
NAME: ALITTA VIRENS
HEIGHT: 400 metres
WEIGHT: 1,900,000 kg
CLASS: Extremely Dangerous
LOCATION: Las Vegas, USA
ABILITIES: Mind control. Although full details are UNKNOWN, its young can take control of human and animal hosts. Once under their control, the hosts will become aggressive and hungry for meat, which is theorized to feed and nourish the young worms until they are ready to emerge.
EXTRA NOTES: According to what the researchers have surmised, similar kaiju have appeared on a much smaller scale and are susceptible to water poisoning and electrical shocks. LILITH has not found a way to fully free the hosts from the parasite, but they can be stunned after receiving multiple electric shocks.

"
YAMAKAWA: Angels of LILITH, please be advised of your roles moving forward. With the city already infiltrated, we will need to be quick."

A brief is sent along with her message.

█ █ █ MISSION ROLES:

✖ GROUP ONE: Those who fulfill this role will need to be equipped with brute strength and the ability to survive the attacks in a city that is the midst of being destroyed. They will also need the stamina to keep the worm at bay as the others complete their tasks before also gathering to exterminate the kaiju.
✖ GROUP TWO: With strong mental fortitude, these individuals will be expected to clean up the group of controlled individuals; not all will be able to be saved, and the ability to make that distinction is imperative for this role. Those who appear too far gone will not be able to regain their senses. They will need to be killed.
✖ GROUP THREE: This group will be concentrated on being able to property evacuate the citizens that remain in the city of Las Vegas. Preferably those who are quick on their feet, or are able to stealthily circumvent the dangers in the city in order to get the people to safety would be ideal for this role.
✖ GROUP FOUR: Those with support skills or a medical background will be expected to assist those in the other groups, whether by healing, additional abilities, or by assisting the other groups as needed.

Note: Roles can be decided by the characters themselves as to what they figure is appropriate and most fitted to their skill set. Everyone will eventually fight the worm (so this does not affect the fight mechanics of the worm itself) and people can also jump from one role to another.

▶ 004. LET'S WRAP UP.

The areas the worm has traversed leaves the ground above it weak and unsteady. Due in part to this, those who have evacuated will need to remain in the shelter until further notice. As a result, it’s up to the Outsiders to clean up the city. Aside from the large gaping hole in the center of the city that they can’t address immediately, they are first expected to get rid of the carcasses of the larvae.

Each Outsider will be provided with a suit and will even be given hover packs to scale down the side of these large holes. They will also be given traditional ropes and lines for those who want to get creative with scaling, or who simply didn’t make it there quickly enough to grab a hover pack (with the destruction to the city, some supplies are still in transit). They will be expected to review each carcass and tag which ones can be sent to the lab for further review, and which should simply be discarded as being unusable.

A coordinated effort is needed to adequately dispose of the largest kaiju. The alitta virens will need to be cut into several thousands of pieces, and so work needs to begin immediately. It’s not like the people can return to everyday life with a giant serpent-like entity laying on top of their city. Outsiders should be particularly cautious with it; even when dead, as it still seems to have strange tendrils inside of its body that appear to be writhing even after its death.

▶ 005. AFTERWORD.

Welcome to our third kaiju log!
Feel free to NPC your characters' fights with the smaller kaijus. The main fight with the largest one will be determined via a HP-based system (See below). Feel free to ask any other questions below!

All tags on this log are worth 2 points.

EVENT BREAKDOWN (CLICK TO EXPAND)

1. POSITIVE THINKING: LILITH has updated everyone's implants and encourage them to think of their happiest thoughts to give the technology the mental boost they need. Some characters may feel high or giddy and want to express their happy memories to someone else.

2. BREACH OF THE CITY: The worm larvae have a parasitic nature and are taking over the bodies of civilians. Outsiders are tasks to seek out those affected, killing worm larvae or civilians with parasites who are beyond help.

3. WORM ON THE MIND: The largest worm breaks through the ground in the heart of the city and Outsiders are encouraged to attack within their arranged group.

4. LET'S WRAP UP: After the sandworm monster is killed, Outsiders will be tasked with clean up efforts.

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[frostfist]

[ don't you have another thread you should be tagging right now? jk you tagged it back in the time it took me to write this tag

But he'll take that compliment, even if it sounds suspicously fake (and also is decidedly wrong) coming from Elysium's handsome and well-composed face. He won't acknowledge it though, sorry. If people keep thinking he's some sort of saint, it means he he slide undetected under the radar for a little bit longer.

Though that is going to be decidedly more difficult if Elysium keeps trying to insert himself everywhere. ]

Another part of your navigational skillset? [ Wow. ] Were you part of a workout club back home?

[transmit]

[ They're both objectively handsome but they corner different parts of the market here, lbr. Elysium would be willing to say as much, though maybe we do need to keep some content for the next inevitable boys' night.

Fellas, nothing wrong with rating your fellow bros. As a preview, Wriothesley merits a solid 9, 9.5, points lost solely because Elysium does need to find a way to be annoying about it. ]

A squad's only as fast as it's slowest member. [ an irreverent shrug. ] C'mon. Anything to make the time go by. Have you been working out alone this entire time?

[frostfist]

[ What kind of question is that? Does he really give off such lone wolf vibes? Clearly he's going to have to work harder on that whole charming facade of his. ]

Just because you're not one of them doesn't mean I don't have other friends I work out with.

[transmit]

[ wriothesley's impeccable duke of the north vibes… except, no duke of the north would offer to orient newcomers with tea, so, no. he's probably good.

Elysium looks a little sheepish. ]

Oh, whew. Nah. I was just thinking of another guy I tried to rope into going to the gym with me and was worried you were the same. Yuwon Kim. [ a freak who works out in utter silence… without company or even music… that's his visual of the guy now. ] I guess you did extend the offer first, and that makes all the difference.

i see we're starting the gossip early...

[frostfist]

Yuwon?

[ Of all the names to hear namedropped out of Elysium's mouth, he doesn't expect that one. There's a blink of surprise, followed by a curious tilt of his head. ]

Trying to get that man to do anything he doesn't want to do is like pulling teeth. [ Unless you're Rodya...? 🔎 ] If you'd managed that successfully, I'd have to label you some sort of god.

[ Or at the very least a minor deity. ]

they're really just doing this before a kaiju fight

[transmit]

[ oooh, that look of recognition. followed by a slight?? His eyes crinkle in amusement. ]

He said he'd go with me once if I sparred with him. Isn't that just an excuse to beat a poor guy up? [ gosh. what a bully. also, can we really say Rodya isn't also pulling teeth here… not that Elysium would know. ] He has some nice shoulders and back muscles; I wouldn't have minded if he'd shared his secrets, but he said they were all natural.

[ So, he's still kind of weighing the gym bro arc with Yuwon in particular and whether he needs to approach it at a different angle. The yaoi memory he'd shared certainly shed some light, though. 🤔💭 ]

You're sounding like you have a whooooole lot of experience with him, my friend. What kind of history are we talking about?

sometimes you need the distraction before you run in expecting to get your butt kicked

[frostfist]

[ All natural.....damn, wtf kind of genetic blessing did that man receive to come out of the womb looking like that? Even Wriothesley had to work for his gains over the course of years. He crinkles his nose, disbelieving. ]

What, is he trying to show off or something?

[ Damn....but Yuwon does have a garbage personality to make up for the good looks, so maybe there's still justice in the world. There's not going to be any justice left for Elysium if he keeps up this line of questioning though. He slides Elysium a flat look. ]

Nothing like what you're imagining, I'm sure. We just got into a few disagreements, that's all.

[ And also 🍆 but he'll go to the grave with that secret. ]

[transmit]

[ this reminds me: why is it yuwrio when wrio was the one topping in that thread? where was my bottom wrio content… regardless, me, sighing longing for the continuation of my wriowon. i hardly knew ye.

But, man, the exasperated reaction speaks volumes. Has Elysium managed to provoke such a response since the bachelor party? He lifts an amused brow. ]

Right? That would've been my first thought too, if he didn't already have a track record for poor wording. Some of the stuff that comes out of his mouth is pretty funny. That said, I'm not sure how viable taking that kind of guy to the gym would be long term.

[ … says the guy whose face is a gift, but you know. That's different. Elysium is at least aware of his own shamelessness. Somewhere in his mental theatre, Yuwon is likely benching ten times his weight without wiping a sweat; no guy needs a gym bro like that, even one that doesn't have ~alpha~ instincts. ]

I wasn't insinuating anything crazy, but your reaction makes me wonder if there might be something to it? [ head tilt. stare. ]


Just kidding! Maybe we both can see what he's made of sometime.

[frostfist]

[ Sorry, that stare goes right over his head. Or through his head? Technically they're the same height. (What is Elysium so tall for.....) ]

You really seem to enjoy conocting flights of fancy in that head of yours, don't you? [ First the inanity of the bachelor party and now this. ] We disagreed regarding our viewpoints on certain matters, that's all. Don't most people disgree over such things?

[ Stop sticking your nose where it doesn't belong. ]

[transmit]

[ my belated realisation that this gym bro trio could just be called the 6'1"³ trio because they're all actually the same height, wtf. what are they so tall for?? ]

An idle mind's the devil's workshop, right? [ hehe. ] And yeah, I know. He's not exactly the friendliest guy. Probably disagrees with things more often than not. But hey, you've gotta let it slide, man. I've never heard you talk about anything else as strongly before.

[ He's normally so placid, hello? Maybe stop being defensive so Elysium's brows won't fall off his face!! ]

[frostfist]

[ That sounds like Elysium's problem, if he can't modulate his expression enough to keep his eyebrows from tumbling off his face. Wriothesley will go back to being cool as a cucumber, thanks. ]

You haven't heard me talk about most things.

[ Bro, they've known each other for like six weeks, half of which Wriothesley spent meticulously avoiding Elysium after that debacle of a bachelor party. ]

We've made up, in any case.

[ They're bros now (not really but sort of). ]

[transmit]

[ They've only known each other for six weeks, but it took less than half of that for Elysium to destroy their tenuous friendship… so much can happen now that they're on the path to recovery(?), so much is in flux. Maybe the six month friendship plan needs to be adjusted to a six weeks to truly drive the point home—much to consider. ]

What other things might you find disagreeable, then? Parties thrown in your name without your consent aside.

[ On the note of making up…?? At least, Wriothesley should've found the picture he'd used charming… Elysium worked quite hard on it. :( ]

[frostfist]

[ He's already bleached that image from his mind, thanks. Although, upon further thought, he wouldn't be opposed to learning the skills gone into its creation so that he might be able to inflict something similar on a poor unsuspecting soul sometime in the future.

...Maybe once they reach the end of this path towards friendship. ]

I thought we were supposed to be talking about happy memories here.

[transmit]

[ …

… … … … … . Right. Right!!! ]

Getting out your frustrations should count for something. [ ugh, fine, they're pivoting. ] Alright, then. What springs to mind when you recall events that have transpired here?

[ how are you like a shark to blood goddamn ]

[frostfist]

[ is it self-explanatory enough that his aquatic sea creature representation is a shark....sometimes you have to obey the laws of symbolism.

Also, sorry, but he's going to continue to be deliberately obtuse. ]

Here as in Las Vegas, or in this world in general?

[ Those are two very different answers. ]

[transmit]

[ it's only self-explanatory if you're kinning him? is this what you're admitting to…

Anyway, maybe someone else would be put off by it, but Elysium is actually glad he's making the distinction because he has a certain exchange in mind at the moment. His mouth curves into a wider smile, and it's possible that he's sidling ever so closer. It's possible that it may be Wriothesley's imagination. Either way, not a good look. ]

Here as in Las Vegas.

[ show him how real love is…! they were never officially official when he'd thrown the party? ]

[frostfist]

[ It's a good look in that it makes his face look soooooo punchable and isn't that what we all want in life sometimes, to pummel a guy in the face?

Wriothesley doesn't, alas, but he does lean away slightly half an inch. Maybe that's just Elysium's imagination though. ]

If it's here in Las Vegas, then...

[ Give him a few seconds to appriopriately ponder before: ]

Being at that axe throwing place and imagining your face as one of the targets.

[ Is he serious? Is he joking? ]

[transmit]

Really?

[ He merely tilts his head in thought, looking entirely nonplussed for someone who'd just been told a guy wants to go axe murderer on him. He taps his chin… it's not that he'd expected Wriothesley to spill any deets or tea anytime soon, but it is a little disappointing he hadn't been able to see even a glimpse of it on his expression.

oh well. ]

That's actually why I picked out that place with the rage room. Thought you might have some grievances you wanted to air out, but axes work just as well for that. Good to know that even you're aware that my face should be preserved!

[ Are they serious? Are they joking? It's now both. ]

[frostfist]

[ Ishmael's already admitted enough for the point of them, thanks for taking one for the team so that Wriothesley could engage in his favorite activity of keeping tight-lipped about any personal details.

As for Elysium's face though... ]

There's always future opportunities to mark up that face of yours. [ Like the upcoming kaiju fight, perhaps?? ] I hear scars are popular with the ladies.

[ And probably the men too, if that's what Elysium's interested in. ]

[transmit]

[ Wriothesley would know a thing or two about being popular with men… ]

A tasteful scar or two that belies a hidden nature underneath my dazzling smile, perhaps?

[ He frames his face with his hands. Looks thoughtful, even, for the one second he appears to be taking it seriously before he laughs it off completely. ]

Not that such a thing exists. Besides, as a paradigm for perfection, don't you think I have an obligation to keep my face unscarred for as long as possible? I'm already popular enough, Monsieur. No need to add to my troubles.

[ troubles that are all somehow self-inflicted anyhow… ]

[frostfist]

[ Says Elysium, who arguably has just as much experience in that department? Also, perfection? Don't make him laugh. (He doesn't, but he does roll his eyes a bit.) ]

I have a hard time imagining you with any troubles.

[ Bro looked like he was having a great time even as he was being escorted back by that SWAT team way back when. Wriothesley peers out into the distance, voice purposefully casual. ]

Unless you're referring to that ailment of yours? What was it called again, Oripathy?

[ I'll spare you from (further) pointed clown commentary. ]

[transmit]

[ me getting déjà vu because those are the exact words i read from yuwon's perspective of elysium's swat incident… i see…

He looked plenty regretful, okay? If he knew what they were thinking, he'd tell them to get their eyes checked.

But, similarly, Elysium purposefully relaxes his posture with the shift in conversation, one hand tucked into a pocket as he gestures lightly in the way one would trying to express 'it is how it is,' shaking his head in tandem with it. ]

Makes it easier that I don't have to explain it to you! It's not something I can just leave unchecked. If you're still thinking about it, I suppose it means you do care about me, I'm touched.

[ 'what was it called again' okay buddy ]

[frostfist]

[ yuwon and wrio confirmed to be the same person..........or maybe bijou and i are just the same person? much to consider

Just like there's much to consider now that they're off the subject of happy memories and onto more depressing topics. Like "what was it called again" Oripathy. Wriothesley glances over at Elysium, some of his smile fading. ]

I'm not so cold-hearted as to want those around me dead for minor infractions. [ Even if he is an ice type. ] Didn't you say something about being able to live a mostly normal life so long as you received the right treatment? Are there treatments for it here?

crawls back to give this thread a resolution two weeks later

[transmit]

[ Truly, much to consider… they can say that it's thanks to the happy memories floating about that Elysium's willing to be so forthcoming.

But mostly, he just doesn't want to be the same kind of cagey that Wriothesley is when he already knows the main parts of it. It's as simple as that. ]

The initial treatment is the most important, yeah. As for the follow-up ones… my condition always has been on the more stable side. So, I haven't asked. Haven't seen a need to.

[ not mentioning how they seem to have plenty of other work to get around to that'll help a lot more people than just the one (1) guy. If Rhodes Island hasn't been able to cure it with all the resources they have at their disposal for it, then… well. ]

They've managed to replicate my medication well enough, so as long as I keep up with that it should remain the same, more or less. Nothing to worry about, my friend, you see? I'm still kicking, probably even better than the last time you'd seen me.